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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2018
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill, by Reportable Segment | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by reportable segment, for the years ended May 31, 2018 and 2017, are as follows:
|  | Industrial |  |  | Specialty |  |  | Consumer |  |  |  |  |
(In thousands) |  | Segment |  |  | Segment |  |  | Segment |  |  | Total |
Balance as of June 1, 2016 |  | $ | 475,409 |  |  | $ | 171,714 |  |  | $ | 572,507 |  |  | $ | 1,219,630 |
Acquisitions |  |  | 41,268 |  |  |  | 3,273 |  |  |  | 30,820 |  |  |  | 75,361 |
Impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (141,394 | ) |  |  | (141,394 | )
Translation adjustments |  |  | (342 | ) |  |  | (1,009 | ) |  |  | (8,333 | ) |  |  | (9,684 | )
Balance as of May 31, 2017 |  |  | 516,335 |  |  |  | 173,978 |  |  |  | 453,600 |  |  |  | 1,143,913 |
Acquisitions |  |  | 19,736 |  |  |  | 2,643 |  |  |  | 21,277 |  |  |  | 43,656 |
Translation adjustments |  |  | 1,247 |  |  |  | 517 |  |  |  | 2,841 |  |  |  | 4,605 |
Balance as of May 31, 2018 |  | $ | 537,318 |  |  | $ | 177,138 |  |  | $ | 477,718 |  |  | $ | 1,192,174 |
Other Intangible Assets Major Classes | Other intangible assets consist of the following major classes:
|  |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net Other |
|  | Amortization |  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Intangible |
(In thousands) |  | Period (In Years) |  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Assets |
As of May 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Formulae |  | 10 to 33 |  | $ | 221,812 |  |  | $ | (140,160 | ) |  | $ | 81,652 |
Customer-related intangibles |  | 5 to 33 |  |  | 369,687 |  |  |  | (147,831 | ) |  |  | 221,856 |
Trademarks/names |  | 5 to 40 |  |  | 36,671 |  |  |  | (17,998 | ) |  |  | 18,673 |
Other |  | 2 to 30 |  |  | 37,589 |  |  |  | (24,946 | ) |  |  | 12,643 |
Total Amortized Intangibles |  |  |  |  | 665,759 |  |  |  | (330,935 | ) |  |  | 334,824 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/names |  |  |  |  | 249,448 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 249,448 |
Total Other Intangible Assets |  |  |  | $ | 915,207 |  |  | $ | (330,935 | ) |  | $ | 584,272 |
As of May 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Formulae |  | 5 to 33 |  | $ | 214,677 |  |  | $ | (128,825 | ) |  | $ | 85,852 |
Customer-related intangibles |  | 5 to 33 |  |  | 339,892 |  |  |  | (122,772 | ) |  |  | 217,120 |
Trademarks/names |  | 5 to 40 |  |  | 36,461 |  |  |  | (15,480 | ) |  |  | 20,981 |
Other |  | 2 to 20 |  |  | 37,545 |  |  |  | (21,288 | ) |  |  | 16,257 |
Total Amortized Intangibles |  |  |  |  | 628,575 |  |  |  | (288,365 | ) |  |  | 340,210 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks/names |  |  |  |  | 232,882 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 232,882 |
Total Other Intangible Assets |  |  |  | $ | 861,457 |  |  | $ | (288,365 | ) |  | $ | 573,092 |

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